(Richmond, IN)--Richmond’s Board of Public Works on Thursday approved a study on how to improve the North West 5^th Street Corridor from the I-70 exit to National Road West.  "It's to see what we can do to redevelop that area as it's a major thoroughfare to get to town off of I-70," said Director of Public Operations Matt Keller.  The study is expected to take a year to complete and will be conducted by a central Indiana company.  The preliminary plan is for a massive project that would take up to 15 years to complete.